FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 23759/13 Damian WOŹNIAK against Poland

The European Court of Human Rights ( Fourth Section ), sitting on 24 November 2015 as a Committee composed of:

Nona Tsotsoria , President, Krzysztof Wojtyczek , Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer , judges,

and Fatoş Aracı , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 21 March 2013 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Damian Woźniak , is a Polish national, who was born in 1980 and lives in Szczecin .

The Polish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mrs Justyna Chrzanowska , of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs .

The applicant complained under Article s 3 and 6 of the Convention about conditions of detention with overcrowding and about a denial of access to court.

The applicant ’ s complaints were communicated to the Government, who submitted their declaration with a view to securing a friendly settlement of the case.

The information on the Government ’ s declaration was forwarded to the applicant, who was requested to inform the Registry of the Court whether he accepted the settlement. No reply was received to the Registry ’ s letter.

By letter dated 31 July 2015 , sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his declaration had expired and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant ’ s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike a case out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application.

The letter was sent back to the Court with annotation “not collected on time”.

THE LAW

The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue his application, within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine , the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 17 December 2015 .

FatoÅŸ Aracı Nona Tsotsoria              Deputy Registrar President